Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-01
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The Drought BrOken-CrOp Pros
pect-MiIitary. Nc.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER 30. 1887


Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER 30, 1897
The long-protracted drought has
been broken 10y a warm, gentle rain,
which for twenty-four hours or more
brought gladness 10 all our section of
country with its manifold blessings to
come. Most of our fallowed land has
been seeded, and the rain is in good
time for that, whilst the corn land yet
to go down in wheat will be mellow
and moist and il the best condition for
its share IN receiving that cereal for It's
contribution 10 the harvest OF 1883.
Grass culture annually lncreas s, and
the good prices and brisk demand for
our timothy lay ia the southern states
has enlarged the acreage allotted to
that grass crop for the mower IN 1889.
Our splendid new infantry company,
the jackson Rifles, Captain v. L.
Tams, is now fully equipped with uni
forms and ready for the mastering Off
Ger and to receive arms. SO We are
locking for Colonel 10. Lane Stern, In
spector-General, and desire his early
presence, as We want this company
added to the Stanton representation
in the military forces Of the STATE when
they report at the capital for duty At
the laying of the cornerstone OF the
Lee monument. Captain Tams has au
nCunced in orders the nOn-cOmmission-
ed officers of the company, as follows
C. X. HOge, first sergeant W. X.
Tams, second G. II. Caldwell, third
T. c. Kinney, fourth ; James Ker, Jr.,
fifth James Mcdowell McCue, first
corporal W. F. Hyer, second W. IL.
Blackley, third j. II. Powell, fourth
The heutenants the same as when the
company wss organized-W. q. Kin
ney first and William L. McCue,
second.
The City Court-Judge j. ". Green
Smiths III session. The grand jury
had Bodell, who has just been brought
back from Canada on the charges, fire.
quently referred to in the Dispatch, of
making and passing forged obligations
in connection with his partner, Cline
dinst, before it. 1t was stated yesterday
afternoon that number of persons
who bought and traded in this class of
paper would be summoned before the
grand jury to-day.
The preparations for the exhibition
at the Baldwin District Fair are going
on very well. All the departments will
be well filled by numerous exhibitors
who have signifed their purpose to be
here with their specialties. The officers
and correspondents of the association
in the several counties embraced in it
write encouragingly of prospects, too,
for large number of visitors, and ex-
press the opinion, as the management
here does, that this will be the most nu-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT exhibition which has
taken place for years.
Hon. William A. Anderson, of Rock
bridge, is in the city on legal business.
He speaks of the good prospects OF the
Democrats of Rockbridge in the coming
contest for large majority. The can
vass will open vigorously there in Il
week or so, and will know no abatement
till the victory is won.
Tomorrow closes the primary vote
in Augusta, when the Democratic caa-
didate chosen to lead the party will be
known. The Republicans decide the
course that party will pursue in reie-
renee to the election OF members to the
House of Delegates on the Sth OF Octo-
Der. CAxroN.